Micromax Doodle 2 A240 vs Xolo Q1000S: The war of the flagships

Micromax and Xolo have just launched their flagship smartphones in the market for a similar pricing. We take a look at which one emerges out as a winner amongst these two.

Mid ranged smartphone market is a place where the party never stops. With new arrivals every week, rather every day, the buyers have plenty of options. However, these plenty of options may create plenty of dilemma for you. Here we have decoded the puzzle between two very talked about devices- Micromax Doodle 2 A240 and Lava’s Xolo Q1000S. Here is all what you should know before making a final buying decision.

Screen-Xolo Q1000s comes with a 5 inch capacitive HD display with 1280X720 (294 PPI) resolution along with One Glass Solution (OGS) technology to enhance the overall colors and contrast on the display. Micromax Doodle2 A 240 has a 5.7 inch HD display screen with 720X1280 pixels resolution. While Doodle 2 offers a larger screen size, with identical resolution, Xolo Q1000s has a sharper and better picture quality.

Camera-Micromax Doodle 2 boasts of a12 megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 5 megapixel front end camera. On the other hand, Xolo Q1000S can easily beat it with its 13 megapixels rear camera with BSI 2 sensor to enhance the picture quality even in dim lighting conditions. It further has a 5megapixels front camera for video chats and getting yourself in the frame while clicking the pictures. So on the camera front, we give it to Xolo Q1000S.

Operating System- Both the phablets run on Google powered Android 4.2 Jelly bean operating system. Hence, there is no difference on this point. However, Micromax Doodle 2 is soon going to come up with updates for Android 4.3. So, Doodle 2 may have a slight upper hand in the coming months.

Processor-The Xolo Q1000S runs on 1.5GHz quad core processor whereas the Micromax offering has its cores ticking at 1.2GHz. So the Xolo Q1000S scores over the Micromax offering in this case.

RAM and Storage Options:Xolo Q1000S has got a1GB RAM, 16 GB internal memory but no microSD slot for further expansion. Micromax Doodle 2 has an identical 1 GB RAM and a 12 GB internal memory which can be further expanded using the microSD card slot. Hence, we give it to Micromax Doodle 2 for its memory expansion option.

Connectivity-EDGE, Wi-FI, GPRS, Bluetooth and 3G options for connectivity come in both the devices. Hence, the marks are again tied on this pointer as well.

Battery and Other features-Micromax Doodle 2 gets ignited by 2600 mAh battery which is promised to run up to 23.5 hours of 2G talktime, 13 hours of 3G talktime and an amazing 450 plus hours of standby time. Lava’s offeringhas got 2500 mAh battery for providing up to 22.5 hours of 2G talktime, 12.5 hours of 3G talktime and 425 hours of standby time, can play 53 hours of music through internal speakers and 34 hours through wired headsets. Here, Micromax wins over Lava’s Xolo Q1000s. M! Doodle, M! Live, M! Security, M! Zone, Hike, Spuul, Foneclay and Facebook apps pre-loaded on Doodle 2 while you will find lesser pre-loaded entertainment options on Xolo Q1000s. Moreover, Doodle 2 has a stylus with it while Xolo Q1000s is totally fingertip operated. However, Doodle can also be operated using fingertips but the experience may have a few hic-ups.

Price-Youjust cannot miss out this one too. Micromax Doodle 2 A240 comes for Rs. 19,990 while Lava’s Xolo Q1000s has a price of Rs 18,999. So, the price difference is not significant if you can find a substantial parity in the features.

Our verdict-For a bigger screen size, better memory specifications and a longer lasting battery, our winner of this competition is Micromax Doodle 2 A240. Although it may need you to shell out Rs 1000 extra for this but it is totally worth going ahead with this one.